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11 May 2014

Fish & Bird available for bookings in Jan. 2015

Loudon Temple of the UK's Brookfield Knights agency announces that the Canadian roots music band Fish & Bird will be making their debut tour of these islands in January 2015.

The band have built up a big following at home, where they have played all the major outdoor festivals, and will very soon release their fourth album, with promo copies going out three weeks from now for print review and airplay. Features about them are lined up to appear in several music publications.

Fish & Bird have been often nominated in several different categories in the Western Canadian Music Awards. Their last album won much critical acclaim on its release, and their showcases at the Folk Alliance International event in Kansas City in February 2014 were packed. The proposed dates for their tour in Britain and Ireland are 9-23 January 2015. Loudon adds:

Although they feature mostly original material in the set, there are some choice covers too. Please let us know if you would like to provide a slot in your programme.

The YouTube video on the link is an example of their applying string-band instrumentation to a wide range of music.